In Cold Blood by Mark Dawson
Picked up for free on Amazon. In Cold Blood is the first in the Beatrix Rose series in which a wronged mother who happens to be an assassin goes looking for revenge.
Touted as like Jack Reacher and the Bourne series, this is quite a short book where not a lot happens. Filled with lengthy descriptions of weaponry and a lot of back story which feels like it's referring to a book I haven't read. As it's the first in the series, I'm not sure whether it links to another series.
Dawson is a bestseller but judging by the number of books he's churned out and the marketing courses he runs, I feel his skill is possibly in selling rather than writing. (The cover hints at Kill Bill but it's not really like that apart from a female assassin.)
A lot of cliches and outright laziness when it came to naming characters. In one small group of ex soldiers we have Joshua Joyce (Transformers), Oliver Spencer (Clothes designer) and Paddy McGuiness (Comedian). I assumed they were going to be code names but no, he just gave them the first names he saw on the internet.
It's formulaic but not the worst example of this type of book I've read. I imagine if you enjoy Jack Reacher type books, you might enjoy it but I won't bother with any more of his books. 6/10
Logon or register to see this image
Picked up for free on Amazon. In Cold Blood is the first in the Beatrix Rose series in which a wronged mother who happens to be an assassin goes looking for revenge.
Touted as like Jack Reacher and the Bourne series, this is quite a short book where not a lot happens. Filled with lengthy descriptions of weaponry and a lot of back story which feels like it's referring to a book I haven't read. As it's the first in the series, I'm not sure whether it links to another series.
Dawson is a bestseller but judging by the number of books he's churned out and the marketing courses he runs, I feel his skill is possibly in selling rather than writing. (The cover hints at Kill Bill but it's not really like that apart from a female assassin.)
A lot of cliches and outright laziness when it came to naming characters. In one small group of ex soldiers we have Joshua Joyce (Transformers), Oliver Spencer (Clothes designer) and Paddy McGuiness (Comedian). I assumed they were going to be code names but no, he just gave them the first names he saw on the internet.
It's formulaic but not the worst example of this type of book I've read. I imagine if you enjoy Jack Reacher type books, you might enjoy it but I won't bother with any more of his books. 6/10